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US slates China for shielding Myanmar from UN action

The United States indirectly criticised China on Monday for shielding Myanmar from strong UN Security Council action over a military crackdown against mainly Rohingya Muslims that the US and other countries have denounced as ethnic cleansing, reports Reuters.US Ambassador Nikki Haley did not mention China by name, but China proposed...

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Anyone liable to be shot dead in Gaza: UN

GENEVA, May 15 (AFP): The UN rights office said Tuesday it seemed that any Palestinian protesting in Gaza, regardless of whether they pose an imminent threat, is "liable" to be killed by Israeli forces. "The mere fact of approaching a fence is not a lethal, life-threatening act, so that does...

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Koreas to hold fresh meeting today

SEOUL, May 15 (Agencies): The two Koreas will hold a high-level meeting on Wednesday to discuss setting up military and Red Cross talks aimed at reducing border tension and restarting reunions between families separated by the Korean War.Seoul's Unification Ministry said Tuesday the meeting at a border truce village will...

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Jews, Muslims in US seek solidarity

DETROIT, May 15 (AP): As turmoil spreads through the Middle East, American Jews and Muslims have been forming alliances to build trust and seek solidarity in more ambitious ways than in the past, a sharp contrast to the violence engulfing their homelands this week.Muslims and Jews have dispatched members into...

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New phase of globalisation may worsen CO2 pollution

PARIS, May 15 (AFP): The shift of low-value, energy-hungry manufacturing from China and India to coal-powered economies with even lower wages could be bad news for the fight against climate change, researchers cautioned Monday.As Asia's giants move up the globalisation food chain, many of the industries that helped propel their...

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Indo-Pak border skirmish leaves BSF man dead

NEW DELHI, May 15 (Xinhua): An Indian border guard belonging to Border Security Force (BSF) was killed Tuesday during an exchange of fire with Pakistani troops on International Border (IB) in Kashmir, officials said. The exchange of small arms and artillery was reported near Mangu Chack border outpost along IB...

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Heavy fighting as Taliban attack Afghan city

HERAT, Afghanistan, May 15 (AFP): Heavy fighting has broken out in the western Afghan city of Farah after the Taliban launched a major offensive overnight to capture the restive provincial capital, with residents reporting air strikes, explosions and gunfire.The attack began around midnight, with the insurgents capturing one district and...

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BJP set to win in Karnataka polls

NEW DELHI, May 15 (CNN): India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looked set to win an important election in the southern state of Karnataka, early results show, providing a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity ahead of the general election next year.Modi's BJP has won 72 seats and are...

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News in Brief(16-5-2018)

Random ID checks at Australia airports due to terror fearsSYDNEY, May 15: Australian police will be able to conduct random identity checks at airports under sweeping new security laws, the government said Tuesday, amid heightened terror fears following an alleged plot to bring down a plane. There has been growing...

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